"I remembered what Thoreau had written in his journal about thinking nothing of walking eight miles to greet a tree."

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Source : Robert Macfarlane (2012). “The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot”, p.210, Penguin

Robert Macfarlane

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“Having studied biology really helped me a lot because I quickly understand how biological systems work, and how they fail, and the tragedy of when they fail, because we are dealing with life systems, and when we hear that a species has become extinct, or is threatened, you realize that this could mean that this species will disappear from the face of the earth forever! So that understanding really gives you energy to do something to save it.”
“Putting out the stars and extinguishing the sun.”
“With full responsibility for my words as a professional biologist, I do not hesitate to say that all existing and genuine knowledge about the way in which the physical characteristics of human communities are related to their cultural capabilities can be written on the back of a postage stamp.”

Source : Lancelot Thomas Hogben (1940). “Dangerous Thoughts”
“I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does, I'll chat away.”
“You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You're on stage every night and you have to sustain your energy level tor several hours.”
“Most Christians never associate joy with repentance. But repentance is actually the mother of all joy in Jesus. Without it, there can be no joy. Yet, any believer who walks in repentance will be flooded with the joy of the Lord.”
“Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?”
“The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on campuses. Those places are all gone.”

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